Nailed it, as they say. Brad Paisley was the perfect Saturday night headliner. Enough radio-friendly hits to please the youngins' in the back, and enough talent on the guitar to allow forgiveness for having a song called "Crushin' It".

Rain, rain, go away! Festival organizers say a downpour of rain seemingly wiped out attendance numbers at the opening day of the 40th annual Servus Heritage Festival at William Hawrelak Park on Saturday morning.

Municipal Affairs Minister Deron Bilous is defending a decision to refuse $27 million in “Snowtember” aid funding to Calgary as opposition critics point out that the government finished 2014 with a sizable surplus in disaster relief funds.